God's Christmas gift for me this year came as early as June... because that's when i first met my students.
together, we all braved the road of knowing each other better.
October: my supposed farewell party with the 3rd year boys---
November: my crying moments with the 3rd year girls. (ask them what happened here)---
November: 'releasing anxieties through smiling' with the fourth year lovelies
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November: victory dinner with the fourth year girls---
December: kulitan galore with the 3rd year girls---
needless to say, it was not until the latter part of the year when we finally learned to make each other feel "at home." during the first months of my teaching career, me and my students had a lot of adjustments to do with each other. now, i think it's safe to say that we all have at least known the better part of each other's personality.
their triumphs are mine, in the same way that their heartaches are mine. for the past six months or so, much to my delight, i've been a big sister to these students.
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i never asked God why He put me in this place. i am certain that in my entire four years in college, my goal has been focused on being a writer or a broadcast journalist. i never seriously wanted to become a teacher.
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9
it pays to have full trust in Him for me to be able to accomplish things which are not part of my plans.
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i hope my entries in the past proved how i enjoy teaching so much. i think my professors, friends, and experiences in college imbibed in me the motto of my university:
HONOR. EXCELLENCE.
i learned to always aim for the better. i learned that there's always hope. i learned that my dreams are always within reach, and that complex problems have simple solutions...
...the very same things that i want to communicate with my students.
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i love teaching because i can identify with my students. i understand them if they feel that the world is about to end when they have mountains of school works to do and when problems pile up. you know what? i find those moments as a perfect opportunities to encourage them to just do their best. i see those hard times as perfect times to humble myself and become a friend to them.
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I know that God knows the deepest of my heart. He knew that i would function well in this profession.
I'll always be thankful for these gifts. I'll always be thankful that He's all-knowing.
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Happy Holidays to all my students! i am very, very proud of your achievements.
MODEL PLATOON, thank you for proving that we were never wrong in choosing you. congratulations on your superb performance!
(photo courtesy of kamyl dabu)
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teamwork never fails. i hope you'll always remember that.
MODEL PLATOON, thank you for proving that we were never wrong in choosing you. congratulations on your superb performance!(photo courtesy of kamyl dabu)
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teamwork never fails. i hope you'll always remember that. 
